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may remain cautious of any successor trying to appear more leftwing than their record states, given Keir Starmer’s 2020 leadership pledges, which many viewed as having ultimately been betrayed after
May. Despite winning an overwhelming majority in the 2024 general election, Labour languishes in the polls, often coming second to the right-wing Reform party. According to Ipsos, Starmer is the [most unpopular](https://www.ipsos.com
Keir Starmer has pledged to prove his doubters wrong as he fights for his political future in the wake of last week’s disastrous local election results and growing speculation that a leadership contest may
May 5, 2026. **Hannah McKay/AP/Pool Reuters** Hannah McKay/AP/Pool Reuters U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Labour party suffered major losses in elections held across Britain last week, resulting in multiple calls for Starmer
Keir Starmer to set a timetable for his resignation.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9p84z9wv7o) Labour lost control of the Welsh government to pro-independence Plaid Cymru at the 7 May election, and was pushed into third place
election results for Labour. Here is what we think will be in the speech - and a few things that won't. **EU alignment** - Sir Keir Starmer has made much of his efforts to reset post
2024 UK general election. Indeed, from dealing with internal challenges to his authority following a series of backbench Labour rebellions to the political fallout over the prime minister’s ill-fated [decision to appoint](/news/2026/4/20/uk-pm-starmer-admits-mistaken-call-on-mandelson-rejects-calls-to-resign
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer) is looking for a saviour to keep him in No 10 after the May elections and the scandal of the Mandelson saga, there is an unlikely figure in the north
may lose more than half of them, with party insiders suggesting they could lose up to three-quarters. There is (cough) a range of opinion on whether Sir Keir Starmer should be pushed out afterwards
May. A spokesperson for the Green party of England and Wales said: “Brexit has been a disaster and we have always said we should rejoin the EU when the political circumstances are right.” , amid fears that the policy will be left out of next month’s king’s speech, potentially costing fans
Keir Starmer](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/keir-starmer), has said officials were under pressure from Downing Street to get Mandelson to Washington, but said the pressure did not influence his decision to grant him clearance. Robbins has said
Starmer said the UK must "deal with malign state actors" and suggested his government would bring forward legislation "as quickly as possible". [The Jewish Chronicle newspaper](https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/exclusive-we-will-move-to-ban-irgc-next-parliament-says-starmer-f09fcbb9) also quoted Sir Keir as saying
may seem high, to this point both protests have proceeded largely without significant incident.” Two men were arrested near Euston station after arriving in London to attend the Unite the Kingdom rally. One was wanted
Keir Starmer’s own constituency of Holborn and St Pancras. Labour activists knocking on doors across the borough report being regularly confronted with Starmer’s unpopularity – one activist confessed to being taken by surprise
May, with results expected to follow on Friday and over the weekend. The polls will be the biggest test of public opinion since Labour won the general election in 2024. Opinion polling suggests the results
may not be 81 Labour MPs who want to see West as party leader, there probably are many more than 81 who want to see Starmer replaced as leader befor the next election. Almost
Starmer's premiership has never looked more vulnerable as growing numbers of his own MPs call on him to stand down after a disastrous set of election results. The prime minister has vowed to fight
elections across England, Scotland and Wales, one of Starmer’s lesser-known MPs did her best to light the spark on a contest. If this was one of the more unpredictable weeks in recent
May election defeat Welsh [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) is the democratic world’s most successful election-winning machine, coming first in Wales in every general election since 1922 and every devolved election since 1999. Come